SHAZAM! DC's Next Live-Action TV Series

Writers Note: This blog was written before Flash was announced as the next series, many of my points still stand.

For the record, I love comics. I grew up on superheroes. Some of my fondest memories of childhood revolve around me and my dad watching Batman:TAS, Superman: TAS, Justice League, etc. And when I got into comics my love grew even more.

I even wrote some blogs about it, I wrote a blog about what DC should make for their next video game:

But today I'm doing something a little different. See one of the shows me and my dad love watching is Arrow. We think it's great. And apparently other people agree cause it's been getting great ratings and it's been renewed already. And I'm already hearing rumors about the next DC series, Booster Gold has been rumored for Syfy and Wonder Woman has been rumored (again) to be coming back to tv.

But me personally I want a different hero to make his appearance on tv. And one day I realized that some of my family members actually look like comic characters. Which characters (as if the title didn't give it away?) Well I have a cousin who looks like........

SHAZAM!!!!......sorry couldn't resist. But you get the idea, I would like the next DC live action series to be based on Billy Batson (who I will show later) and his alter-ego SHAZAM! (yes this is how I will refer to him the entire blog post). And I honestly believe that this would be the perfect opposite to Arrow and completely different to Smallville. And in this blog I'll explain why and what they should do with this series. So let's get started.

Different is Just the Beginning

So why do I think that SHAZAM! would be the perfect series to do next? Because he's different than Green Arrow and Superman. Now, many people (unfortunately) believe that Superman and SHAZAM! are basically the same guy. That's completely unfair to both characters. Just on a base level Superman has more powers than SHAZAM!, though they both have strength, speed, and flight SHAZAM! doesn't have heat vision, ice breath, x-ray vision, etc. And also SHAZAM! is really a kid named Billy Batson who is magically transformed into a superhero. Superman is an alien from Krypton. Also Billy (in many continuums) is an orphan, Clark was raised by the Kents who taught him what it meant to be human. See the difference now?

But it's not just me who thinks this, Geoff Johns (the legendary writer at DC) remade SHAZAM! so that now he's not just a superhero but a hero that would be "far more rooted in fantasy and magic than it ever was before." Which leads me to one of the main selling points of the show.

Magic in the Air

When it comes to DC there is no shortage of magical beings in the universe. But in Smallville and Arrow they've barely (if at all) acknowledged the arcane or magical world. I'll admit I didn't watch Smallville but from what I heard they did show Zatanna and Dr. Fate but that's all I heard. But with SHAZAM! they could expand into the full gambit of magicians and sorcerors and demons and everything else in that kind of world. And not just magical, why not cosmic? Or anything in between? Bring in everyone to show just how big this universe is. Want some examples? Ok.

Just in case you don't know who these people are let me list them off from top to bottom: Raven, John Constantine, Deadman, Mister Miracle and Big Barda, Etrigan, Enchantress, Guy Gardner, Pandora, The Phantom Stranger, The Spectre, Madam Xanadu, and last but certainly not least....The Question.

And did I mention that's mainly good guys? And I know I missed a few so there's plenty more to show in the show. But the villains (who will come later in the blog) can also be of the magic/cosmic nature. Also there are some heroes and villains that I would like that aren't of this vein. I personally would like to see Captain Atom, WildKat, The Atom, Hawk and Dove, Fire and Ice, Static Shock and many more in the show.

But you are no doubt wondering "what would the show be about?" would it be like Smallville centered around Billy becoming SHAZAM!? Or would it be like Arrow where he's a hero by episode one and we learn about his life as a "hero". The answer is...

The Best of Both Worlds

A simple answer that isn't so simple. In my idea of the show Billy will become SHAZAM! by the end of episode one. Literally. He will shout and transform at the end of episode one. But like Smallville he'll learn what it takes to control his powers both natural and supernatural as the series goes on. In The New 52 relaunch we hear that the wizard (also called SHAZAM!) hid away magic after Black Adam went crazy. In the show it would be Billy's job to protect Fawcett City from the magic that is suddenly returning and the villains that come to take it, so he has a job like Arrow. All the while fighting villains and gaining allies.

But as we all should know, superheroing only goes so far. Any true show needs to be about a character. People praise Christopher Nolan's take on Batman because it was based on the character Bruce Wayne and not just him being Batman. It had villains that weren't just guys in costumes but true supervillains that pushed him both physically, mentally, and anything inbetween. And that's why (as it should be) the main focus on the story is on....

Billy Batson

I was reading a review on Arrow and I heard a guy on the comments say that he wouldn't watch Arrow anymore because he couldn't relate to him. And ironically I've heard the same thing about Superman. It was either because one was an alien and had abilities they couldn't fathom, or that the other was so transformed on the island that when we meet him he's too cold and we can't relate to that. And then after hearing about the Wonder Woman plot (read here on IGN) I felt the same disconnect. How am I supposed to relate to an Amazon? One that knows nothing of our world and is trying to fit in?

With Billy Batson I think that doesn't apply, so ladies and gentlemen meet Billy Batson.

The difference in how the pictures look really bring out the true point of the series. Billy is just a kid that was blessed with extraordinary powers. Oh and yes I have a cousin who looks like this almost exactly.

In the comics (and TV shows) Billy Batson is an orphan most of his life. He has no true family. His lived basically alone most of his life. Now while I know that not everyone was an orphan, I can say with some certainty that we know someone who was. Or we know someone who felt like an orphan because their parents were never around. This I believe will give viewers an instant connection with Billy and they'll want to see him not only get a family but want him to be happy.

Now there are two versions of Billy Batson that I know of. One is the ten-year-old heart of gold kid who thinks of the world in simplistic terms and wants nothing more than to help, (see: Justice League Unlimited episode Clash or Brave and the Brave Bold epsiode: The Power of SHAZAM!), then there is The New 52 version where he is a twelve-year-old jerk who has the possibility to do good in the world.

My version will be somewhere in-between. He'll be a kid who has a good heart but not overtly so, and he won't be a jerk but he will be scarred by his life of being alone. And when he gets his family he won't know how to take it or how to interact with them.

And speaking of family....

It's All in the Family

Family is a very important part of Billy Batson's life. In my version Billy is between 16 and 18 years old when he is adopted, which would be in episode one. I'm fashioning his family after The New 52 version where he has five foster siblings: Mary Bromfield, Freddy Freeman, Eugene Choi, Darla Dudley, Pedro Peña. This would be an important plot point for the entire series. Why? Because unlike Arrow and more than Smallville they are going to find out that Billy is SHAZAM!.

One of the main things of the show will be Billy getting accustomed to not only having powers but to having an actual family for once. In the early episode we'll get to know the brothers and sisters and how they interact with Billy. And slowly but surely they'll be introduced to Billy's other half. But unlike other shows where they would have to keep the secret and stay out of the way they'll do the opposite, they'll help.

That's another thing that'll allow this show to be separated from the others, Billy won't be on his own. Arrow has Oliver basically lying to everyone (except Diggle, Felicity, and Helena) about who he is and that hurts his relationship with everyone. But with Billy it would be just the opposite, he'll tell them (or get caught transforming) and they'll wish to help him in his journey.

That'll be the other main driving force of the series is the relationships between the family. A lot of these relationships will be prevelant throughout, especially for Billy and Mary, and also Billy and Freddy. But not just that, how will they and the others react to Billy both before and after he becomes SHAZAM!? At first Mary might be seriously concerned, not for just Billy but that he might be putting the others in danger once they know. Freddy (like in the comic) might see a possible scam, Darla will probably just love having a superhero brother, and who knows how Pedro and Eugene will act. The point is the family is important and the show will delve into that.

And no I'm not talking about just helping him get out of situations so that he can go fight crime, I'm talking about helping him fight the villains when they can. In one episode after they all find out Billy and Darla go to a bank and get caught in a hostage situation, but unlike say in Arrow Billy can't transform out of risk of hurting the other people and Darla. Luckily for him Eugene (who is a tech wizard in my version) gave him an earpiece to communicate with him if something comes up. At first the others don't want to do anything but when they see (by hacking the camera) that the robbers aren't wearing masks they fear for Billy and Darla and take action. Not once during the episode will SHAZAM! appear, it'll be about the others saving the day. And they'll also help when the supervillains appear.

As I said family is important to Billy, but one in particular is very important......

The Birth of Mary Marvel

The moment this starts an immediate question will be asked: How long until Billy and Mary find out their siblings?

In my idea it's happens sooner than some may think, but long enough to build up the tension. Long story short it'll be the reveal at the end of Season 1. Let me set the scene for you.

Billy lies in his bed exhausted from two back-to-back fights and just wants to sleep when his phone goes off. He looks at the ID picture and sees a question mark. He groans and accepts the call then asks, "What is it Question?"

The Question relays to Billy about how he's been trying to find his real parents, a thank you gesture for helping him out in an earlier episode. He reveals that shortly after giving up Billy both his parents died in a horrible accident. Billy is saddened that he'll never meet his true parents but knows that in all honesty it would've been difficult meeting them.

But The Question is not done, he reveals that his parents had another kid, in fact the child was a twin to Billy. They could only afford to have one child and thus gave him up. But when their accident occurred the other child also went to foster care. Billy asks if The Question can try and find them.

"I already have." he replies

He says that though it took some doing it was discovered that the child, now revealed as female to build up tension, was taken in by a family relatively early and has been living with them ever since. And that she now goes by the name.....Mary Bromfield.

Cut to black.

Season 2 will deal with the fallout of this revelation but it'll take the backseat to a new problem.

In the opening episode Billy gets kidnapped by Dr. Sivana and his kids in an attempt to steal the wizards power from him. The others begin to worry about Billy when he doesn't return home that night. They fear, cause again they know he's SHAZAM!, that something's happened to him. Eugene hacks the GPS chip in his phone and trace it back to the alley where he is kidnapped. They find a momento Billy always has on him lying on the ground. Knowing that he would never drop it they agree he's been taken and need to find him.

Back at the house Freddy tell Mary about an envelope that Billy hid that he said was only to be used in an emergency, and that only Mary should read it. She goes up to his room opens it and finds a scroll with some words on it and a handwritten letter by Billy. The letter reveals to Mary that she is his sister. Needless to say she's shocked. She continues to read that the scroll contains a spell that'll allow her to duplicate his powers and transform like he does. The catch is that if done too much all the hosts will be corrupted so it should only be done once. Billy says that of all the people he could trust with this power Mary is the most worthy.

Mary reads the scroll, shouts "SHAZAM!" and BOOM!...Mary Marvel is born. She goes out and saves Billy from Sivana and as the episode ends we see them agree to work together to save the city.

But who to save it from....?

Villains Old and New

When I think about SHAZAM! I think about two main villains, Dr. Sivana and Black Adam (family is included in this), and while those two will play a huge role as supervillains for SHAZAM! there need to be other villains as well. And lets be honest some of them need retooling.

IGN did an article about what characters should be in Arrow, and I noticed that a lot of them were martial artists/assassins, they listed Lady Shiva and Chesire and that perfect works with Arrow. But with SHAZAM they need a more magical touch or something completely different. Villains like Felix Faust, Wizard, Vandal Savage, Wotan, Blackbriar Thorn, Klarion the Witch Boy would be good starts as villains and would again represent the magical side of the DC Universe and beyond. But why not take the chance to redo some classic SHAZAM! villains?

For example, Mister Mind. In the comics he's a two-inch worm from another planet who can mess with people's minds. But how bout we tweak that to a more modern age? My idea would be to make Mister Mind a person, an expert hacker who through a special virus can hypnotize people to do his bidding. He'll (pardon the pun) worm his way onto someone's computer and using a special avatar (wanna make a guess?) let out a sound that'll make him do what he wants to. This would be a good villain because it would render SHAZAM's powers useless, how can you punish someone who is hypnotized? And how would you stop the guy who was doing it? This would be where the family would come in, one of them (in my example Eugene) who also be a hacker and smart enough to get Billy a way to defeat him. In this instance Billy would trick Mister Mind into hacking a computer that Eugene had a safety program on that would delete the worm avatar on sight.

And I think you get the idea, we can take villains from his gallery and others to make a deep roster for him to go against. But why should all the villains have the most fun?....

Recurring Heroes and Their Roles

I've heard through the grapevine that Smallville picked up steam again once they introduced Green Arrow as a recurring character. With SHAZAM I would introduce characters early (late season one, early season two) so that when things pick up (and they will) they'll know they've been there a while.

Three characters in particular I would want as recurring heros is Raven, The Question, and Wildkat. Quite a selection no? Let me explain.

Raven would a character that could relate to Billy on many levels. They'd be the same age or close so they could (if the writers wanted to) be a couple. But also she would serve as a person who knows more about magic than Billy and how they can be controlled....or how they could control him. Billy could also help her come out of her shell. Also they both know what its like to be alone so that be something to connect them. Personally Raven would be one of the most recurring characters in the show. Her relationship with Billy would produce some of the best episodes (some of which to be talked upon later) and would allow certain characters to appear (also to be talked upon later).

The Question would be Billy's guide to the bigger picture. He's a conspiracy theorist for those of you who don't know (AND HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW!?!) and who says that their isn't a magical conspiracy going on? The Question would also be Billy's source for outside information and a trusted friend when he needs advice with no bull. In one of my ideas (to be explained later) Billy needs The Question's help to find out if some "people" he knows would be good partners. But also he'd be Billy's source of info on certain things, including things he doesn't know about. He may only appear in a handful of episode at first but his presence will be felt.

WildKat would serve as Billys trainer. Wait, doesn't he have superpowers? Yes, but that doesn't mean he knows how to use them. In one episode idea I had SHAZAM! almost loses a fight against an opponent with no powers, and at home he realizes that as Billy he's even more vulnerable. He then gets the idea to be trained, but not just by anybody, but by a hero. Enter WildKat. And though he's resistant at first he eventually trains Billy and throughout the show by giving him advice and helping him out when Billy needs him WildKat will becomes a huge mentor to him.

And that's the other thing about these heroes....

They'll Be Mentors

What thinking style do you choose when you're a hero? Rash? Calm and collected? Something in the middle? That will be one of the struggles Billy Batson has. He now has superpowers, how does he decide to handle a situation once it arises? Arrow always has a single-minded determination when he suits up because he knows what his mission is, Billy doesn't have that luxury. So when the heroes show up to help, they'll be helping Billy as well as SHAZAM!

In an example lets take two heroes I want to see in the show: Captain Atom and Guy Gardner. Two total opposites in personalities and how they approach a situation. When Billy works with Captain Atom I have no doubt that the Captain will be giving orders, do things methodically and stick to his principals. Guy Gardner however will play things fast and loose, he won't give a dang about authority and will probably undermine Billy.

It's these kinds of things that'll form who SHAZAM! and Billy will become. You'll see a very steady progress from an inexperienced rookie to a mature hero by the time the show ends.

But who's to say he'll need to hang out with just experienced heroes.....?

Welcome to the New Age

This is one of my more recent ideas that I now really want to happen. The show, as stated above, already has a plethora of experienced heroes and villains to go with. But what about the young bucks in the universe? Why not let the kids have some fun?

This all starts out with Raven. As I said she'll be about the same age as Billy so that'll be his first encounter with someone who's like him. But what next? During one of their team-up episodes Billy will suggest to Raven that she goes out into the universe and try and make some friends. Expand her horizons. She agrees and goes off into the unknown. That is until she returns to help out Billy and brings a friend along. Enter.....

Starfire.

Yeah, you see where this is going don't you? Trust me there's a twist or two on the way. But yes Starfire will arrive and with Raven he notices that could basically have a superhero team of their own. It's joked upon at first but in Season 2 a new arrival or two makes Billy rethink his joke.

During the course of the season Billy will venture to Dakota where he meets Virgil Hawkins.....yes, he meets Static Shock. And after hitting it off they agree to help out if there is trouble.

Another episode I like to call "Transfer" will have Billy being a tour guide to a kid from Detroit for a few days. He shows him around the town, shows the sites and they talk about the differences between living in a big city versus a small one. All of a sudden a boom tube opens and a monster shows up. Billy hides the kid and transforms into SHAZAM! and fights the monster. The kid, unable to look away, watches the fight intensely. For whatever reason Billy can't defeat the monster, but the monster also can't defeat Billy and retreats through another boom tube.....that just happens to appear next to the kid.

The feedback blasts the kid and knocks him to the ground. Billy rushes over to check on him not noticing that the wall above him is crumbling. The kid wakes up and sees the wall starting to collapse. He points out what's happening and from his hand an intense energy blast hits the debris and blasts it into a million pieces.

And in that one moment Cisco Ramon becomes Vibe.

That's right, Vibe's in the house! Anyway that'll be the ending for that episode, Billy and Cisco looking on at what has happened to him. The following episode which I like to call "How to Train Your Superhero" sees Billy basically being a mentor to Cisco and helping him deal with what has happened. He calls in a favor from Dr. Fate and it is revealed that Cisco has the ability to harness certain frequencies and energies that allow him to do certain things. If not controlled it could cause problems.

Feeling responsible Billy immediately gets Cisco to WildKat who helps him not only control his powers but teaches him the basics in how to fight and protect himself. Billy sees a lot of himself in Cisco and wants to do everything he can to help him.

As a finishing touch Billy helps Cisco get a costume to wear if he decides to do crimefighting in Detroit. Cisco is obviously hesitant but Billy tells him that he has faith in him and that he has infinite potential. He would know after all, he was that way to. At the end of the episode Cisco agrees to help become a hero and will definitely help out if Billy should need it. Billy thanks him and lets him know that he'll have Fate watch over him and alert Billy if he's ever in trouble.

So now we have SHAZAM, Raven, Starfire, Static Shock, and Vibe. Five superpowered teens who want to do good. Can anybody say...

Titans Go!

Now I know some people may be against this but I see this as an opprotunity to have some fun and bring a bit of flair to the show in many ways.

For the record the Titans at first won't become a focus on the show. In fact it'll be a team-up that only happens in very special occasions in order to preserve the epicness of it, like the animated show they get summoned by the communicators which here is created by Eugene. In Season 4 the team will become more of a focus as we'll see one or two of them per episode to help build the bonds they have without having everyone involved and thus becoming background noise. Only in some of the more important episodes and bigger battles will they come together.

At the moment I have four episodes that'll have all of them come together (but for the record there could be more!). One will be early on before Vibe so they'll only be four then, the second will be them facing off against Trigon (like you didn't see that coming), another will be them all together against the Hive Academy. And finally (and most epically) they'll come together to face off against Black Adam, Isis, and Osiris who have captured Mary in order to get to Billy.

Having the Titans together is pure fanboy fun for me. As I was picturing the episodes I found myself inserting lines and reflecting on the old Teen Titans episodes. For example having Billy defeat one of his opponents and saying "Booyah!". In fact one of the things I want to be in the show concerning the Titans is the Hive Academy, more specifically Jynx, Mammoth and Gizmo in tribute to the show. I actually thought of some pretty fun storylines concerning them including Jynx flip-flopping between hero and villain.

But for me the best thing (especially if this was made and I got to be SHAZAM!) is during the matchup between the Titans and Black Adam. The battlines are drawn, you see Mary passed out on the ground and Black Adam smirking and beckoning Billy to come.

Now transformed he makes the mission very clear: "Protect Mary and take them down, Titans Go!"

And if fact having the Titans together brings forth one of the key storylines for the series....

A New Team

One of the interesting things about SHAZAM! is the continuity, because of books being cancelled it's really broken up. Therefore in the show you can take liberties that others shows might not take. For example?

In seasons 3 or 4 Billy will begin to ask a very fundamental question: What if I'm not strong enough to stop a threat? A question I believe most heroes ask in one point of their lives. And two events will propel Billy into making a very universe-defining decision.

The first event is during his first team with Mister Miracle and Big Barda. After saving the city he sits down and talks with them about their homeworld of Apokolips. Mister Miracle spells out the horrors of the place and tells Billy that he prays they never bring war to Earth, for he doesn't know if they'll be able to stop it.

The second event will feature SHAZAM! and Mary Marvel (now having her powers) taking on a supernatural demon threat. A gateway to another world unleashes a horde of demons on Fawcett City, and though they beat them back and close the gate it was too close for comfort and Billy can't help but think that if they had more help they'd have saved the city sooner and with less damage. And then it occurs to him: what if all the other heroes had the same thought? And more importantly, what if they all have the same problem?

Billy realizes that he needs to form a team to not only help him Fawcett City but also help the other heroes defend their homes as well. True he has the Titans but he feels he can't just rely on them. And more to the point some of them live eventful lives along with living far away and wouldn't be available all the time. He knows he needs a team that's not only big but able to be there at a moments notice.

So after a consulting session with The Question he sends out invitations to people he trusts to be with him on a team. Some turn him down, some will wait and see how it goes but seven others join him and Mary in their quest to fight evil.

Billy likes the team because it's balanced in regards to their powers and their personalities. He explains to them that no only do they have the potential to save the world from threats too big to deal with alone but they can also help each other grow as heroes. Much like how they helped him grow.

And no, this is not Justice League International, this is The Justice Guardians.

Now that the team is formed the fun can really begin.....

Old Faces, New Places

This will become the focus of the series going forward once the team is formed. Becoming more than just about Billy and Fawcett City but about the team and the DCU.

Now together I really see an opprotunity to go out and explore the DCU in all its glory. To see these characters in their own cities fighting their own villains. Arrow had Ollie going to Bludhaven for a few minutes but this would go much deeper than that. And with Dr. Fate and Raven on the team transportation is not an issue.

One episode I thought of was Billy and Static Shock, teaming up in Boston to help The Atom with an experiment. It starts off simple but then goes horribly wrong and the three of them have to stop a nuclear explosion from occurring.

Another features Billy and Guy Gardner teaming up to free one of his fellow Green Lanterns (want to guess which one?). He's being held on a hostile planet and The Guardians of the Universe refuse to do anything without proof so Guy decides (as always) to take matters into his own hands and asks Billy for help. They stealthily sneak into the prison and free the lantern, but soon get caught and an epic fight ensues.

Oh and the Lantern in question is John Stewart.

But for me the episode that really shows the team in action together is a two part episode called "Rescue"....

How far would you go to save a friend?

This story focuses on something Billy noticed when he sent out the invitations to the others about forming a team. He got replies, whether in person or via message, about their position on joining. However one person didn't respond at all, and this struck Billy as odd considering who it was.

It was Starfire.

A few weeks after the invitation he asks Raven about her and Raven admits that before getting the summons Starfire mentioned returning to Tamaran to settle a matter. When he asks if she might need help Raven states that Starfire would've called them if she needed assistance....

Later that night the Titan communicator sounds and when activated Billy gets a message from Starfire saying that she had been captured and is being held on her home planet against her will by her sister Blackfire and the entire Tamaran army. She begs for help as the communicator signal goes out.

Billy rushes out and calls both the Titans and the Justice Guardians together to get Starfire free. The plan is simple, get her out, defeat Blackfire, and keep casualties to a minimum. He has Captain Atom, Dr. Fate, Guy Gardner, Static and Mary lead the charge against the Tamaran army to keep them distracted while he, Raven, Vibe, and The Atom storm the palace in order to find Starfire.

Outside the assault is fierce as the Tamarans mount up and attack the Guardians. However our heroes hold their own and forces Blackfire to send her forces inside the palace to take them on.

Inside Raven leads the team, as she mentions Starfire showed her the palace before, through the palace and to the dungeons where they find Starfire beaten and chained to the ground. Billy calls Fate and asks him to come and heal Starfire. Once healed she thanks them for coming to free her. She reveals that Blackfire tricked her into doing an illegal act and it got her arrested by her people. Now out of the way Blackfire assumed the throne and declared that Starfire was a traitor to her people which is how she ended up the way she is.

On their way out they're confronted by Blackfire and her elite guard. Billy goes for Blackfire but Starfire stops him and asks to sit this one out. After all, this is a family thing and it should be settled by the sisters.

In an epic fight Starfire bests her sister and ends her reign on Tamaran. Her people beg her to forgive them and to take her rightful place as queen. But after what had happened and the way they treated her she cannot accept. And in fact places herself in exile until the day she truly can forgive her people.

She asks Billy if she could stay on Earth while she goes through this period of transition. He happily welcomes her and, after asking Mary, decides to invite her into their home to become a member of their family. She happily accepts and with a little magic is transformed into Sara who becomes a happy member of Billy's foster family.

And this ladies and gentlemen leads me to the final point of the series, which as I said before is the most important part.

The Evolution of Billy Batson

Billy Batson's character will go through massive changes over the course of the series. He'll start out as a scarred individual who has a hard time adjusting to his new life after being betrayed so much by so many.

Then he'll begin to not only trust but like his new family and learn to accept the help of others as his journey leads him to meet new and interesting people.

As he gains experience he'll take on a new role as a mentor to Vibe and will become the leader of the Titans and the Justice Guardians.

Finally we'll truly see him become a caring individual who wants nothing more than to help his friends and family, much like the original incarnation of Billy Batson in the comics. This point is highlighted by the "adoption" of Starfire to his family which is something that Billy would never have done in his early years.

In Conclusion

I like Billy Batson and SHAZAM! for a lot of reasons, he's a hero that's really just a kid, I've always found that appealing. All he wants to do is make the world a better place, an admirable goal. So I'm not exaggerating when I say I REALLY want this show to be done. They could show it right after Arrow and have a blockbuster tv night that features two different heroes from two different sides of the same universe.

SHAZAM! has a lot of potential and if done right could be a huge hit. It has the characters that are all ready with no tweaking necessary, it has the perfect setting in the magical side of the DC Universe and it has a relatable kid that turns into an awesome hero. What more could you ask for?

So tell me what you think, do you like the idea? Do you know of a character that would fit in the show? Just let me know.

Also stay tuned for updates, I have some very special concept art on the way.

Update: We now have the logo entrance for the potential show. Check it out!